Yep, I understand that thrill when something works. I've known it over the years on my Macs, my car, my truck. Most of the things I own I modify in some way. I've even modified my hot air pop corn popper. But, again, IMO, the risks of modifying DP 4,1 CPUs are just so great in my mind, that I wouldn't attempt it. I guess I'm just a big CHICKEN
Oh, and I hate roller coasters. I've ridden them 3 times in my life, and each they scared the bejesus out of me. And, I'm 76 years old.
Lou
I like you , Lou . You're a gentleman
How do you modify a pop corn popper ? I'm quite old fashioned with my cooking . I percolate my coffee
and I simply pop popcorn in a pot with olive oil . Clean up is a bit messy , but I'm sure the oil is healthy . It helps control the bad cholesterol .
The last time I was on a coaster was Disney World in '76 at Space Mountain . A truly Magical place back then and lots of wonderful memories of Florida . If you go today, I hear you get a nasty case of Mickey Measles
I'm 50 years old . Years ago, I used to be a pro manufacturer . Durable goods . NW side, Chi-town . Chinese did me in and my business went belly up in 2000 . But it set the stage for me to build custom Macs since all the basic skills I acquired as a manufacturer were directly transferable to building systems . Like Dilbert , I've got the "knack" . It was awful at first, but I survived .
Ten years ago, I hardly knew how to format a hard drive in a computer . And I always loved technology , too . Today , I make some of the most powerful Mac systems in my area . And I did it all self-taught . All it takes is knowledge and some experience .
I was so scared of upgrading the DP MP 4,1 (and I'm an experienced builder) that I read everything I could about the process . It took three months of research before I did my first one . And I did it completely manually without any safeties (read: washers) . Manually tightening the HS fasteners one quarter turn at a time . And when she chimed for the first time , it was like bringing new life into this world . I nearly cried . I didn't think it would work due to all the horror stories from the techs and hobbyists before . Still took me three hours of tweaking with the hex driver to get ECC memory functions working properly . But I did a perfect job and that Mac is still rendering this very day . I build systems that last . When the client picked it up, do you know what he said ? "There's a scratch on the case, see, over there..." I had to break out my bench magnifier with the thick German lens to see it . It was a quarter inch long . Typical hypersensitive Apple fanboi
Over time , I perfected the process . I'm one of the leading commercial builders of these systems now and I've always succeeded at it . Simply because I'm so paranoid about failing , I don't . I have a list of procedures and if the installer has a basic computer building skill set, the right parts and the right tools , it can be done .
Scariest thing I ever did was stand on the edge of a cliff , with a drop so far down cattle looked like dots and the huge circular water troughs of the SW USA ranches looked like half the size of a dime . And it was windy . And no one was there to hold my hand .
Upgrading a DP 4,1 MP was a piece of cake compared to that . Let's do it together . At no charge . And I'll hold your hand .
